Tournament Storylines

College bound: 32 players have committed to play golf at the college of their choice.

Boys Division

Grad

Signed Commitment

Verbal Commitment

Sage Casaga

2015

California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo

Justin Chong

2015

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Roy Cootes

2015

Pepperdine University

Daniel Dimaculangan

2015

Houston Baptist University

Hunter Epson

2016

Pepperdine University

Hale Furey

2014

Harvard*

Peter Griffith

2015

Northwestern University

Ari Gulugian

2015

University of Arizona

Dario Hamada

2015

California State University, Fullerton

Davis Holman

2014

Northern Illinois University

Jack Ireland

2015

California State University, Fullerton

Justin Kim

2016

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Matt Lutz

2014

University of California Riverside

Chad McCann

2015

College of Coastal Georgia

William Moffly

2014

UC Santa Barbara

Alex Park

2015

University of California, Berkeley

Samuel Schwartz

2015

University of Hawaii, Manoa

Tyler See

2015

University of California, Santa Barbara

Ryan Slater

2015

University of Southern California

Joshua Suh

2014

Columbia University

Nick Swanson

2015

University of California, Santa Barbara

Issei Tanabe

2017

University of Southern California

Matt Wilson

2015

California State University, Fullerton

Joshua Wu

2016

University of Colorado-Boulder

Jonathan Young

2014

UC - Irvine

Girls Division

Grad

Signed Commitment

Verbal Commitment

Sasha Banks

2015

Brown University

Jocelyn Chia

2014

Boston College

Sarah Cho

2014

Northwestern

Haley Moore

2016

University of Arizona

Grace Park

2014

University of Illinois

Mackenzie Perez

2014

University of Missouri

Michelle Yom

2014

University of Pennsylvania*

Local flavor: 70 players from California will compete.

Boys Division

Hometown

Grad

Oscar Baek

La Habra

2014

Will Bednarz

Larkspur

2016

Ryan Bisharat

El Cajon

2015

Jack Biwer

Thousand Oaks

2016

Gavin Broughton

Encinitas

2015

Sage Casaga

Murrieta

2015

Guangshi Chen

Irvine

2019

Justin Chong

Granada HIlls

2015

Joseph Chun

Irvine

2017

C.J. Coleman

Manhattan Beach

2015

Roy Cootes

Rolling Hills

2015

Marcus De La Rosa

Westminister

2015

Daniel Dimaculangan

Irvine

2015

Hunter Epson

Long Beach

2016

Dan Erickson

Whittier

2017

Hale Furey

Newport Beach

2014

John Grayden

Laguna Beach

2015

Peter Griffith

Westlake Village

2015

Ari Gulugian

Irvine

2015

Dario Hamada

Fullerton

2015

Davis Holman

Yorba Linda

2014

Jack Ireland

Mission Viejo

2015

Brandon Jacobs

Westlake Village

2016

Cameron Kaneko

Huntington Beach

2015

Justin Kim

Fullerton

2016

Philemon Kim

Fullerton

2017

Nicholas Kumamoto

Irvine

2016

Han Seop Lee

Chino Hills

2017

Storm Lee

Murrieta

2015

Haoyuan (Jack) Li

Temecula

2016

Matt Lutz

Placentia

2014

Jordan Meas

Fountain Valley

2014

Drake Mendenhall

Granite Bay

2017

William Moffly

Pasadena

2014

Samuel Schwartz

San Clemente

2015

Tyler See

Corona del Mar

2015

Ryan Slater

Gilroy

2015

Daniel Son

Glendale

2017

Joshua Suh

La Canada

2014

Nick Swanson

Huntington Beach

2015

Issei Tanabe

Huntington Beach

2017

Ellis Tirado

Cypress

2016

Marc Toma

San Diego

2015

Matt Wilson

Cypress

2015

Matthew Wolff

Agoura Hills

2017

Ray Yang

Playa del Rey

2017

Jonathan Young

Long Beach

2014

Nathan Zhao

Placentia

2015

Girls Division

Hometown

Grad

Alyaa Abdulghany

Newport Beach

2017

Sasha Banks

Rancho Santa Fe

2015

Emily Chao

Fullerton

2018

Jocelyn Chia

La Crescenta

2014

Sarah Cho

San Diego

2014

Kelly Fang

Foster City

2015

Grace Ferrell

Newport Beach

2016

Ashley Kim

Redondo Beach

2017

Dayoung Kim

Irvine

2014

Irene Kim

La Palma

2019

Halie Lasken

Laguna Niguel

2015

Kelly Lee

Chino Hills

2016

Jasmine Lew

Los Angeles

2019

Haley Moore

Escondido

2016

Katherine Muzi

Walnut

2018

Euna Pak

Irvine

2014

Brittany Park

Fullerton

2017

Grace Park

San Jose

2014

Mackenzie Perez

Rancho Palos Verdes

2014

Elisa Pierre

Santa Clarita

2016

Holland Shourds

Riverside

2016

Michelle Yom

Torrance

2014

All-Americans in the field

Justin Kim of Fullerton, Calif., and Sarah Cho of San Diego, are Rolex Junior All-Americans in the field.

Yorba Linda Country Club

Yorba Linda Country Club will host the second consecutive AJGA event, as 96 players compete. Situated on lush rolling terrain not far from the famed Nixon Library, Yorba Linda Country Club re-defines the private golf club experience. Blending the time-honored traditions of golf with modern, upscale conveniences, the club boasts a magnificent Harry Rainville-designed championship layout; an array of golf, social and recreational amenities; and the personalized service and exclusive privileges that have earned it recognition among the finest private clubs in North Orange County.

Schedule of Events

Monday, July 21

1:30 p.m. shotgun

Practice Round

Tuesday, July 22

6:45 – 11:55 a.m.

First Round off Nos. 1 tee

Wednesday, July 23

6:45 – 11:55 a.m.

Second Round off Nos. 1 tee

Thursday, July 24

6:45 – 11:55 a.m.

Final Round off No. 1 tee

4:30 p.m.

Awards Ceremony

Top Players to Watch

Justin Kim, Fullerton, Calif. (2016)

Currently ranked No. 63 in the Polo Golf Rankings, the UNLV verbal commit and the the 2013 Rolex Junior All-American has amassed eight top-10 finishes with a career best at the 2013 PING Invitational with a T3 finish.

Roberto Lebrija, Mexico City, Mexico (2016)

Currently ranked No. T97 in the Polo Golf Rankings, Lebrija has put together three top-5 finishes and is looking for his first AJGA victory.

Currently ranked No. 16 in the Polo Golf Rankings, the 2013 BBCN Junior Championship champion returns looking for another victory. Jo has amassed five top-10 finishes during her career spanning from 2013-2014.

Currently No. 44 in the Polo Golf Rankings, the 15-year-old has put together four top-5 finishes in the last two years including her runner-up finish at the 2014 AJGA Junior at River Ridge.

Media Accommodations

The BBCN Bank Junior Championship will have AJGA communications representatives on hand to assist media throughout the week. Prior to the tournament the AJGA will provide information about the event and its participants, as well as assist with player interviews.

After each round, media officials on-site will write a recap with the day's results. These will be emailed to all media outlets. Interviews with AJGA Tournament Directors, Tournament Chairmen and juniors may be conducted before or after tournament rounds.

For more information about the AJGA and tournaments, please refer to ajga.org. Tournament websites are accessible from the homepage and include recaps, list of participants, tee times, live scoring, course and sponsorship information.

About the AJGA

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls, ages 12-18) of more than 6,300 members from 48 states and more than 50 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golf’s next generation.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its fourth decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.